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Earlier this month, Stipe Miocic shocked the world as he knocked out UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum with a single punch at UFC 198 to win the heavyweight championship. To make Miocic’s win even more impressive, he knocked out Werdum with the single punch while moving backwards. Now that he’s had some time to take...

Back at UFC 156, Jose Aldo defended his UFC featherweight championship against Frankie Edgar. Aldo managed to secure the unanimous decision win to retain the belt, defending the belt for the 4th time. At UFC 200, Frankie Edgar will have his chance at revenge, 3 years after the pair’s initial meeting. In this fight, they...

Not many fight fans know that Fox Sports Jay Glazer owns ‘Unbreakable Performance Center’ in West Hollywood, California, which offers MMA training. With that being said, it will likely come as a shock to many to learn that pop music star Demi Lovato has been training has been training with Jay Glazer & Cung Le....

Earlier this month it was revealed that UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold would now be facing Michael Bisping at UFC 199 on June 4th. The late change in opponents came after Chris Weidman was forced out of the bout due to a neck injury. The bout will be the second time Rockhold and Bisping will...

Jose Aldo may have gotten the better of Frankie Edgar back at UFC 156, however at UFC 200 on July 9th, Frankie Edgar foresees a very different fight. Aldo on the other hand, believes he will win the fight after “easily” winning the first one, apparently with just his left arm. Ahead of UFC 200,...

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has quickly become one of the most recognizable faces in the sporting world. With talks of a potential boxing match against legendary prizefighter Floyd Mayweather keeping McGregor’s name in the headlines more than ever, McGregor could now find himself on TV as a reality star as well. McGregor’s older sister,...

Unfortunate news broke earlier this week that UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn had been pulled from his scheduled UFC 199 scrap with Cole Miller on June 4th after voluntarily revealing that he used an IV back in March. While there hasn’t been any word in regards to whether or not Penn will be suspended...

Paul Buentello KO's Eric Prindle in R1. #ADW4 pic.twitter.com/fOfMQjpw0C — caposa (@GrabakaHitman) May 24, 2016 Abu Dhabi Warriors 4 was a rough night for former Bellator heavyweight Eric Prindle, who was starched by former UFC heavyweight Paul Buentello. Prindle throws a weak left kick, which was countered by Buentello, and the result was horrifically wonderful,...

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon since her brutal 2nd round KO loss to Holly Holm at UFC 194 back in November. Since then, Rousey has been filming quite a few movies in Hollywood. On the other hand, since Rousey’s loss, Conor McGregor won the featherweight...

Nate Diaz is doing big things outside of the Octagon and has been honored for the efforts behind his goodwill. On Tuesday, the graciefighter_209 account posted a photo of Diaz being honored for his efforts in giving back to his community. The caption read: “Tonight our own Nate Diaz was honored by Assemblyman Jim Cooper...

Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather will take place in May of 2017, according to ESPN’s Jalen Rose of the “Jalen and Jacoby” show. “I got some breaking news,” said Rose. “The Floyd and Conor McGregor fight is going to happen.” “Floyd and McGregor will probably announce in a month. It will be in May, the...

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is living the most lavish lifestyle of any mixed martial arts fighter we have seen. From his expensive cars to the mansions he stays in, “The Notorious” is doing very well for himself. With the talks of a fight with Floyd Mayweather reportedly set, McGregor will look to bring in...

UFC strawweight Paige VanZant danced herself all the way to this season’s finals of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” along with her partner Mark Ballas. The two danced the Jive/Salsa to ” Little Bitty Pretty One ” by Thurston Harris on the Dancing with the Stars’ Season 22 Finale. VanZant and Ballas scored a perfect...

Rousimar Palhares got back to competition for the first time since being suspended by the Nevada Athletic Comission in 2015 for unsportsmanlike conduct. The two-year suspension has not been lifted, so fighting at Venator FC overseas in Milan, Italy was a loophole that “Toquinho” slipped through to fight once again. Palhares’ Venator debut didn’t go...

Sylvester Stallone, star of the iconic “Rocky” boxing series has his history with the sport of boxing, aside from playing one in the movies. Stallone was a boxing promoter in the 80’s and was a crucial part in putting “The Contender” reality boxing tv series together with Sugar Ray Leonard in 2005. In the video...

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza passed up his shot for the UFC middleweight title fight with Luke Rockhold after Chris Weidman pulled out of the originally scheduled fight with Rockhold at UFC 199 due to injury. However, “Jacare” had his own injury to deal with after defeating Vitor Belfort at UFC 198. Souza had an MRI done...

Tony Jeffries knows boxing when he sees it. The former Olympic Games 2008 bronze medalist and seven-time British & European Champion boxer owns and runs the Box’N Burn gym in California where Conor McGregor sparred with former IBF and IBO champion boxer Chris van Heerden recently. Although Jeffries and van Heerden hold slightly different views...

Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva had a huge rivalry back when they were both fighting in the UFC. The two former coaches of TUF Brazil 3 were scheduled to fight at the finale but both Silva and Sonnen were suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission prior to the bout taking place as Silva evaded a...

While Chael Sonnen has continually shut down rumors of a return to MMA in July once his suspension is up, that hasn’t stopped the former title challenger from weighing in on the current state of the UFC’s middleweight division. Sonnen spoke on a recent episode of The MMA Hour, where he said the current UFC...

Yesterday it was announced that former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn had been pulled from his scheduled UFC 199 bout with Cole Miller due to a USADA IV violation. We caught up with the UFC Hall of Fame fighter earlier today to discuss the USADA violation and what will come next in the...

The big fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is happening in September, according to sports media personality Colin Cowherd. A week ago, footage emerged of Conor McGregor getting some sparring in with former IBF and IBO champion boxer Chris van Heerden while in California. The South African boxer spoke talked about their sparring session...

Back in March, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos was slated to fight Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196 for the lightweight championship. Unfortunately with just two weeks to go until the fight, RDA broke his foot in training and was forced out of the bout. Ultimately, the UFC selected Nate Diaz...

Former Pride FC champion Dan Henderson undoubtably has one of the most historic careers in the history of MMA. After winning the Pride welterweight championship in 2005, Henderson went on to win the Pride middleweight championship by knocking out Wanderlei Silva at Pride 33 in 2007. In addition, Henderson is a former Strikeforce champion, and...

By now the MMA world knows that Michael Bisping has stepped in on short notice to fight Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199 on June 4th after Chris Weidman was forced out of the bout with a neck injury. Ahead of that fight, take a look back at Bisping’s recent win over...

While Chael Sonnen has remained adamant in regards to his retirement from the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, many believe that Sonnen will return to the Octagon once his suspension is up in July of 2016. Given when his suspension will be up, many believe that Sonnen could be making his return to MMA at...

Combat sports careers can’t last forever, and while some fighter’s careers last longer than others, the length of a career doesn’t determine what a fighter will take with them when they decide to hang up the gloves. In the case of UFC veteran James Te Huna, he seems extremely grateful for the things he’s learned...

The latest reports regarding a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather matchup indicate that the bout will in fact happen in September. While the bout would likely shatter pay-per view records in boxing and MMA, Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith believe that McGregor is delusional. The ‘ESPN First Take’ hosts spoke earlier this week, prior...

While Floyd Mayweather may currently be retired, he has managed to keep his name in the headlines of not only boxing news, but MMA news as well. In addition to his rumored boxing match with Conor McGregor, Mayweather also has been in talks with UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones. The pair FaceTimed earlier...

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